Carrier



June 9, :E925

' Rg E. PFENNIG ET AL.

ARRIER i Filed May 18. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jun@ 9, i925 541,382'

R. E. PFENNIG ET Ag.

CARRIER Filed May 18, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lf 'f @i @MM ff/ l y@ giga @AEREE-JR.

Application llec'i 5.8,

To @Z3 whom t omg] coc/zoem:

Be it known that We, Biennio E. Preu me and EDWARD D. iviuoii'r, citizens o't` the United. States, and eeid'ents of Boston, county of Suffolk, Con'nnoniveuith oi Mesem ehusetts-heve invented an iiinprovenient in Carriers, of which the oiiowing description, in connection with the accompanying dran ings, is e epeoiieetion, like Qhuraetere on the drawings representing like parte.

This invention relates to carriers for demonntebie anni spare Wheels, und the object the invention' is to provide :in improvedeerrier for this purpose.

The invention and its nime euri eiiiects iviii he heet, understood from the oiiowing description, 'teiten in eonneetion with the uceonerpenying drawings, o one iiiustretive embodiment the invention7 the invention in true scope being more pnrticninriy pointed out in the appended ehiims.

in the drawings:

Fig. l is e generzii Side view of :in nutoinobiie3 illustrating the use. of :i Currier for .carrying e, Spare whee :it the side oi the eutornohiie E2 is e top pian view partij; in section 'of one embodiment of the inventioin show ing;n the adapter in use; 3 is en end view of tne invention shown in Fig. 2

' oi' said figure.

Fig. is e ieterii sectional elevation of the embodimentot the invention shown in Fig. 2, with the adapter in use at another piece;

Fig, 5 -isev top pien view of the adopter;

Fig. 6 isn front View of one embodiment of the carrier which may he used 'for Curry ing e rim; anni E? 'Y is e Side elevation of the embodiment. of the invention shown in Fig. G for use at the rear of the automobile.

The eerrier embodying our invention muy oe used es e. vrim carrier, whether the hitter be provided with e shoe or not, and also u spare wheel carrier. Referring more purtieuiariy to Figs. 2, 3 and 4i, the embodiment of the invention therein shown comprises preferahiy tivo arms 2 and e respectively. ihese :irnos may oe of any suitable shape but are preferably of eibowed shape suh' stentieiiy es shown. They may oe mede of any Suitable nieteh but for the Seite' of 'of the embodiment Seen from L,t-Siiniiuriv the urni preferebiy niek@ them of any anni for the suine iightneee We Suituhie niuininuni :iiioi' reason und :aise to ohtziin innxiiuuin we preiferehly niuhe them of hoiiow or iuhuier forni. 'fihe urni 2 inieniieti to he secured to any euitubio puri. oif un ziutoinohiio iruine :it one enti und :it its other enti to one enti of the zirin the other end of the hitter erin serving to Support the riin or .vheei. riny suitzihie `ineens nniy he pr vided or securing' the Currier to the niuohine 'freine und its two parte to eri-'sh othe. is one convenient menne for this purpo'ee we provide the n rni il with :i thingie :it one enti and nnother flange tl :it the others end einiihzriy ive provide end und n riunire l2 nt the other.

When the enrier is to ne need. to carry the spare riin or Wheel :it the sitio of the automobile, ih1 :irui niej; he conveniently secured to one oi. the iongitudinui side inemu herel of the chassis., the iougitiuiiinii' side nieinoer 141 for example. This nie-.y conveniontiy he tiene hy holte 1G extending through the innge G :ind through the rznne nieniher i4. and provided with nuts i8 on the inner side' oi Suid ifi-eine member. Four Sueh boite ioeuted 90 degrees apart, iviii proerehiy he used, oniy two oi which ere. Shown in Fig. '-i. 4.. muy he seeured. io the :iri'n Q by hoits 2O extending t- 'ough the iiunge l) of the erin i ansi 'through the iiziuge 8 of the erin 2, eno. provided. with nuts 22 et the under Side .of the tang@ W here the carrier is thus used it the side of the machine, the ioiver erin 2 iviii prei` erahiy he so adjusted that the upper fece of the flange 8 viii he Suostun iziiiy iiush with the under side oi the Skirt-guard or apron E24, which usually extends over the interni :freine n'ieinher 14; and down to the running hoord o the autoinobiie. ',The 'ii-enge l0 of the upper urin fi iviii then rest upon the upper surface of the i'iorizontei portion of the apron 2li and wiii he secured to the iiunge 8 o the iower member es above stated, saidepron being provided with perfor-'ations for the passage oi the securing bolts 20.

1Vv'hen useii et the rear. of the machine the lower erin 2 will preferably he eeeured to the rear cross member of the ehessie wiii he understood that the franges 6, 8, i() and l2 are prefereoiy east integra-i with.

the erin Li with :i flange i() one `their respective arms and that While in Fig.

' Which it is secured.

The rim or spare Wheel may be supported on the carrier by any suitable means. Figs. l and 2 show a preferable construction for supporting a spare Wheel. In the embodiment shown in said gures a disk 29 is provided, having upon one side three bolts 30 spaced at equal angular distances about the center of the disk and adapted to pass through openings similarly spaced in the flange 12. Nuts screwed to the ends of said bolts 30 on the opposite side ot' the flange 12 secure said disk 29 and flange l2 together. To space the disk 29 from the flange l2 any suitable means may be provided. but ive preterably use an adapter 46 similar to the. adapter 46 shown in Fig. Ll, and which, like the latter, may be an annulus ol dil'lerent thicknesses to extend the carrier more or less in a horizontal direction, just as the adapter 46 extends the carrier more or less in a vertical direction according to the dit'- ferent thicknesses of the adapter used. Upon the other side of the disk 22) the latter is provided with a central hub portion 3i which carries three bolts 33 spaced rela-l tively to each other in the same arrangement as three of the bolts usually used to secure the spare Wheel to the hub of the axle. From the center of the disk 29 there projects a spindle 32. The spare Wheel is thus secured to the carrier by sliding the hub of the Wheel onto the bolts 33 and spindle 32, the bolts 33 extending through three of the holes provided in the hub o'f the Wheel for securing it to thc axle, and the spindle 32 extending through the central opening usually provided in the hub of the Wheel. Nuts are then screwed down onto the. screw threaded portion of the bolts to clamp the Wheel in place on the carrier, as shown in F ig. 2.

The Web 35 oi: the Disteel-wheel is provided With a central opening which lits over the hub-like projection 31 o't the disk 29, and a cupped disk 3T may be provided having a central opening through which the spindle 32 extends, and openings so situated as to receive the bolts 233. Vhen the Wheel is placed in position on the hub 31, this cupped disk 87 is applied and the securing nuts are screived onto the ends ot' the bolts 33 projecting through said disk, thus securing the Whole assembly firmly to the carrler.

weisse Where the carrier is to support a spare rim the flange l2 will preferably be provided with radially extending arms which may be cast integral therewith or secured thereto in any suitable manner.

A. preferred construction of this kind is shown in Figs. and T, in which a disk 3st is clamped lo the flange l2 by bolts 3G, and carries arms 3., provided at theirextremities with rests Lil) to support the rim by the inner periphery and sides thereof. TheY side member 42 oi one ot' the rests 40 is preterably adjustably secured by means of a bolt +L io the end ol its arm 35 so that it can be swungout ot holding position, the rim then placed in position in the. three rests, and the adjustable side member i2 then swung back into holding position, as shown in Fig. 7, whereby the rim will be locked on the carrier.

In order that the carrier embodying our invention may be adapted to carry spare wheels or rims ot' any size and in the desired position on automobiles et ditlerent sizes and designs, our invention contemplates the pro-vision ot' means whereby the carrier may be extended. lVhile our invention contemplates the provision oi any suitable means tor this purpose, said means is herein exemplified by what may conveniently be termed a n adapter, said adapter herein consisting ot a disk 4G (Figs. 2, 4 and 5), which may be interposed between the flanges 8 and l() ot' the two arms and 4 respectively. This disk is provided with perforations to coincide with the pcrtorations provided in the flanges 8 and 10, i'or the passage et the bolts 20. Such adap ers of various thicknesses may be used according to the amount to which the carrier is to be extended.

Carriers embodying our invention possess many advantages over carriers heretofore used for the same purpose. They are simple in construction, strong, and may be made at a relatively low cost. '.lhey furnish a. secure and rigid support `for the spare rim or spare wheel and are extensible to suit the various conditions under which they are to be used and the special type ot automobile to which they are to be applied, and the rim or spare Wheel may be rigidly and quickly secured thereto or removed therefrom. lVhen the spare rim or wheel is to be carried at the side ot' the automobile the invention avoids the. necessity of cutting an opening in the skirt-guard or apron for the passage of the carrier, as would have to be done Were the carrier in a rigid piece. lt will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the presence of such pertorations' in the skirt-guard or apron is extremely undesirable and should be avoided it' possible. Another advantage ot' making the carrier in two parts 2 and Al enables the carrier always to be so mounted on the machine that the spare Wheel or shoe carried thereby will be parsllel to the running board. ln many ma.- ehines the lateral longitudinal :treme members, such ves le shown in Fig. 4, converge toward the front of the machine. lf the cern rier were in e single piece, es has been usual heretofore7 it would be necessary, Where it is to be mounted upon the lateral longitudinal frame member of thev chassis, Where the letter conversos, to incline either the flange (3 or the ange 1Q, or to malte other orvisions so es to keep the flange l2 in u p ane parallel to the running board. lt would, therefore, be necessary to make a speoial Currier in each ease. bodying our invention this is not neoessery, because the member 2 een be secured to the converging longitudinal chassis member le, und then the member fl een be'mounted on the .member 2 vin e, plane et en angle to the plane of the letter, and which will bring the flange end consequently the tire or spare wheel secured theleto, in parallelism with the running board. Carriers embodying our invention are therefore adaptable to meet any exigenoies'o this hind. @ther advantages than those specifically set forth will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.

lt will be apparent that it is notl indispenseble that all ot the features of the invention be used oonjointly, since they may be used to advantage seperately in various Combinetions and sub-eombinetions. lt will also be understood that, While the invention is herein described as embodiedin the details illustrated, it is not to be considered es eircom With the carrier em shield secured between sind arms, and en flanges eonneetible end to end by bolts pees v ing through spaced holes in seid flanges, one

of seid arms having. means enabling it to 'be attached to the frame ot en automobile end the other arm having supporting ineens for e spare rim or wheel, e, protecting vehicle edepter consisting of en ennulus edepted to increase the eil'ective length 'of the carrier. seid ennulus having 'holes corresponding with those in seid flanges for enabling the arm securing bolts to oe passed through it to secure it in the desired position with reference thereto and to said shield.

2. A wheel or rim carrier oomprising o, pair of arms each having tubular portions singularly related provided with end flanges eonneotible end to end by bolts passing through spaced holes in said flanges, one ol' said arms having means enabling it to be attached to the frame ol an automobile and the other arm having supporting means for a spare rim or Wheel7 and e protecting vehicle shield secured between seid firms.

ln testimony' whereof,` We have signed our names to this specification.

RCHARD E. PFENNIG. EDWARD l). lNRlGl-l'l. 

